Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-03-03


said: 'I'll soon be disengagcd.
Certainly, certainly" he said. NOV
inc slowly across the Office. bowling to
the two ladies as he went, but not shut
ting the door after him on his disap-
pearance, so that be could hear all that
might be said. This was not much that
could entertein or instruct him, con-
sisting only of the old woman's usual
recounting Of the maadies which she
could not have had if she had been poor
and obliged to walk instead of ride, and
the occasional musical tones of Lillian,
answering my questions or encouraging
her aunt. Over 4 quarter of an hour
was passed in this way. which would
have been longer had not Lillian, know
ing that | had Glenn in the other room
waiting for me, hurried Miss Megrims
away
WHO is that, Doc?" said Glenn, Gag
erly, as he rushed back into the room as
soon as the office door had closed on the
ladies.
THAT is the rich Miss Megrims, :"
| said SHE'S got more money than
she's got time to spend it in, and so
plays sick. F."
"Oh, pshaw!" he said petulantly. 81
don't mean the old one.
"Ah! that's her niece and supposable
heiress. Miss Lillian Brown" | replied,
carseasly. "She's rather pretty.
Rather pretty" he almost shouted.
"By the great ichthyosaurus, sir she's
lovely--simply lovely. never saw any,
thing more beautiful in my entire exist
ence"
Gomez | thought to myself. His
brain has given away" and took poor
Glenn by the hand and felt his pulse.
"Oh, Pm all right, Doc" he said,
laughing, and then resuming his seat
upon the lounge and becoming quite
calm. "But really she is very hand
some, and | don't know that Eve ever
seen any one that has made such an
impression on me. Can't you introduce
me, doctorP'
ooh. you're too much mixed up with
megatheriums and prehistoric power to
even talk sensibly to lady. and Miss
Brown is a very sensible and practical
girl"
"Ohl bother the megatheriums and
prehistorics. I'm not thinking of them
just now | want an introduction to
Miss Brown, said Glenn, earnestly.
'I'll give it to you tomorrow" | an
swered, "if you'll promise me to do just
what / tell you until then.
Certainly, | will,n he exclaimed
eagerly.
VERY well. am to call on Miss
Mcgrims tomorrow at p. m. Prom
Use me that you won't open book,
touch pen, or think Of mcgatheruns Or
prehistories until then, and that you
will 20 20 the theatre with me tonight,
and | will take you with me to-mor-
row."
sDorer' he said, enthusiastically.
Then wei 90 aud take walk in the
park, % and | shook hands with Glenn on
the bargain, and we marched away for
u smoke and talk all about Lillian
Brown.
That night | took Glenn to see an ex-
ceediagly funny burlesque, and was
graiitied at his appreciation of it in
hearty bursts of laughter, and the fol-
lowing day he made his appearance at
the Office faultlessly dressed, something
/ had not known him to be since he en-
braced science, and looking so much
haudsomer and better than the day be-
fore that it hardly seemed possible he
was the same man. OF course, | car
ried out my promise, and of course
Miss Megrims looked surprised at my
bringing Glenn. but | did not care for
that, for ut the same time | saw that
Miss Lillian was gratified.
I,p tho first fittn yvi Thin INV t,1p1,1p1sr
Miss Megrims seemed to forget her all
ments. and devoted herself to elem,
who had corraled Lillian on the oppo-
site side of the room and appeared TO be
making the best use possible of his time,
which. had warned him, could not be
more than fifteen minutes. She eyed him
with a look that amounted almost
to a glare, and poured in broadside after
broadside of questions about him that
would have taken the skill of a d.
plomat to answer, though, of course,
did il as fayorably rs | could for Glen,
but came out of the encounter strongly
impressed with the idea that Miss Meg
rims did not want her niece TO marry at
all, or have gentlemen friends, and that
she considered her too young she was
twenty-to think of such q thing at all.
When Glenn got out into the street he
was in rapures. Lillian was an angel;
her beauty was almost beyond the earth,
and her voice music itself. He was in
love. and Lillian had asked him to call
agaiu-which, by the way, | had no
ticed, was more than Miss Megrims did.
Wen, time sped on, and saw plainly
that Glenn had dropped everything but
Lillian. / saw HIM every day, and
heard all about it. He had called
again, and had been rebulled by Miss
Megrims, He had called several times
more, but Miss Megrims never left TIT
room. Glenn did not intend to be re.
bufled, but Miss Megrims finally de.
MED him the house or an opportunity OF
seeing Lillian. Then l stepped in and
carried formal proposal to Miss Meg
rims, which | backed up with my best
efforts. but received formal refusal.
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